Pindarie 2018 Schoff’s Hill Cabernet Sauvignon 750ml
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Grape Varietal: 100% Cabernet Sauvignon
Origin Country: Australia
Region of Production: Barossa Valley (Single Vineyard, Estate Grown)
Wine Making Notes: One of the world’s great grapes, it is powerful yet fragrant; seriously tannic yet with allure and richness. One complex wine.
Cabernet grows exceptionally well at Pindarie. Our single block is on the western slope of what we know as Schoff’s Hill, the highest elevation at our vineyard. Planted on our famous red loam over limestone (known as terra rossa soil), the strong vines produce small bunches and small berries, consistently producing an award winning concentrated wine year after year.
Minimal handling with this variety, picked, destemmed and fermented long and slow, before being put into expensive French oak for a long sleep over 11-12 months. We ensure that oak and typical Cabernet structure are present but subtle, so the varietal characters of the grapes are forever present.
2018 vintage is one of the best vintages since 2013 and 2016.
Harvest: 6th March 2018
Cellaring: 10 years
Alcohol: 13.5%
Sugar Residual: 0.22 g/l
T.A. (Acidity): 6.33 g/l
Awards: 95 Halliday points 2021 Wine Companion
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Pindarie is located at the gateway to the Barossa Valley, on Gomersal Road on the Western Ridge.
A family owned property, with Tony Brooks at the helm after taking over from his grandfather in 1990. Together with Wendy the transformation of Pindarie began.
What was once a run-down & over-cleared farm has become a sustainable and regenerated property with Tony and Wendy planting over 12,500 trees in the last 20 years.
Prior to returning to Pindarie, Tony had jackarooed on a number of Outback Stations around Australia, and studied at Roseworthy Agricultural College, South Australia in 1985. When he graduated he worked overseas managing sheep feedlots in Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Jordan. Tony has a strong connection to the land and a passion for renovating old buildings. He believes land must be looked after in a sustainable manner. In his spare time you will find Tony restoring the old buildings on Pindarie, planting trees… He is a man of action who doesn’t really have ‘spare time’.
Wendy was born in New Zealand into a large family on a sheep, cattle and deer farm deep in the South Island. She came to South Australia in 1985 to study Viticulture at Roseworthy Agricultural College where she met Tony. After graduating, Wendy then worked for the next 12 years with the Penfolds Wine Group, starting as a Grower Liaison officer and working her way up to Senior Viticulturist. During her working career, she travelled overseas to California, Israel, Italy, Germany, France, Portugal, Spain and Chile, to conduct study tours and assess vineyards for wine projects. In 2001 Wendy completed a Graduate Diploma in Wine Business.
Pindarie is a beautiful property and home to Tony, Wendy and their three children. Opening the Cellar door has allowed them to share what they love. Historic buildings, meticulously restored, wide open spaces, family friendly, sustainable and the very best grapes they can grow turned into wine.
Our vines produce powerfully-fragrant fruit which we work hard to showcase in the bottle, and so have chosen to release the wine relatively young. As the aroma and perfume is best captured in its youth.
The warmth of our vineyard on the Western Ridge of the Barossa means that the perfume is in the red berry, blackcurrant spectrum (cassis), and ensures a wine of charm at an early age, with pronounced but even and round tannins. Being Cabernet it will cellar beautifully, but age is not essential for enjoyment.
Ideal with a wide range of red meats cuisine, especially dishes with lamb or pork.
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